US EditionCVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managers
- CVS Health and Express Scripts filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Little Rock, Arkansas, to block Act 624, a new pharmacy law signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
- The law prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies, which supporters say stops unfair PBM control over drug pricing and access.
- CVS claims the law would force it to close 23 Arkansas retail pharmacies by January 1, 2026, increasing costs and restricting patient access to medications.
- CVS stated Act 624 is "unconstitutional" and violates the Dormant Commerce Clause, Equal Protection rights, and federal law while creating "mass confusion" among patients.
- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin expressed strong support for the law, describing it as a necessary response to PBMs’ disproportionate profits, and committed to robustly defending the legislation.
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CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managers
CVS and Express Scripts are asking a federal judge to block an Arkansas law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in the state.
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KTLO LLCTwo federal lawsuits challenge Arkansas anti-PBM law
Rep. Jeremiah Moore (right), R-Clarendon, and Sen. Kim Hammer (second from right). R-Benton, listen to opposition to House Bill 1150 from Randy Zook, president of the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce, during the Senate Committee on Insurance and Commerce meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)Two federal lawsuits filed Thursday argue that a new state law will harm hundreds of thousands of Arkansans by affecting access to ne…
CVS sues Arkansas over new pharmacy law
ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — CVS Health has filed a federal lawsuit against a new Arkansas law that it says unfairly targets out-of-state pharmacies and breaks several parts of the U.S. Constitution. The law, called House Bill 1150 (HB 1150), was signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this year and will start on January 1, 2026. It aims to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and stops pharmacies connected to PBMs from operating in Ark…
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